The father and son who were tragically found dead in a stretch of water after going on a fishing trip have been named locally.
Martin, 43 and Jack Andrews, 19, are believed to have been trawling the bottom of a canal with a magnet when they lost their lives.
The pair, from Pudsey in Leeds, West Yorks left their home at 6.30am on Saturday for a day of magnet fishing at the River Calder in the Cooper Bridge area, Huddersfield.
Jack Andrews, 19, whose body was recovered from the Cooper Bridge area of Huddersfield, West Yorks., along with his father’s
A father and son went out for a day of magnet fishing at the River Calder in the Cooper Bridge area, Huddersfield
They were found by police divers at 7..20pm last night after a local dogwalker spotted their belongings on the banking and alerted the police.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: ‘Officers conducted extensive enquiries to locate the men, and the police underwater search unit attended.
‘The bodies of two men were recovered from the water around 7.20pm.
‘They are believed to be a father and son from the Leeds area.
‘The family have been notified.
‘There are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances at this time and a file is being prepared for the coroner.’
The woman who made the phone call to the police broke down in tears as she spoke about the tragedy for the first time.
She was walking her dog when she noticed the father’s belongings on the towpath.
She said: ‘I just thought there was something not right.
‘I rang the police and stayed at the site until they arrived.
Police received a call around lunchtime from a member of the public after finding personal property on the bank of the River Calder
‘The currents in this area can be really, really strong and there’s no life-saving equipment here.
‘It’s heart-breaking whats happened. I feel so sorry for his family. That poor woman, and for it to happen on Fathers Day makes it even worse.’
Facebook tributes to the father and son have been coming in.
Maria Magdalena said: ‘Such terrible thing to happen to that poor mother and wife just before Father’s Day. So sad.’
Mark Cox: ‘My heart goes out to the family.’
Amanda Bryson: ‘Aw that’s awful. So sad. Heartbreaking for the family.’
Vanessa Marie Barlow: ‘This is just heartbreaking.’